Hosepipe ban for public gardens?
Winter rolls on after a long wet summer, and hosepipe bans are in the news? Yes, that’s because even when
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The Ventilator
Incorporating The Ranger's Blog
Author: Matthew Chatfield
Double gribble trouble
Oh, those gribbles. So cute, but so hungry. A bit of the nibbled slipway came into the hands of Cat
Read moreThe trouble with gribbles…
This week The Ranger made a hurried visit to one of the more obscure outposts of his mighty empire to
Read moreSo, what should a graduate know?
It is a truth universally acknowledged that there are a few things every little boy should know. Similarly, there are
Read moreInvisible squirrels
Once more the allegedly deadly grey squirrel rears its cute little head in the media, with a rather desperate article
Read moreYewtube: a collection of clippings
Ages ago The Ranger worked for the National Trust in East Anglia. it was a remarkable and not unpleasant experience,
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Do frogs squeak?
The Ranger’s correspondent in Fratton writes as follows to pose an intriguing question to readers. He even includes an illustration
Read moreHantsweb Awards 2007: the results are in
Well, our exciting overseas jaunt to Basingstoke was today, and the result was… we didn’t win. Bother! But, hey, it
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Gather ye conkers while ye may
Step out and have a look at your local conker trees… if you live in England or Wales you may
Read moreOn the appreciation of beauty
By The Hampshire Ponderer This is a snapshot of the heather on Luccombe Down last month. For full appreciation Naturenet
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